August 15th, 2009 Puppies (14 Days Old)
by admin on Aug.22, 2009, under Puppies
They are walking on all fours now, picking their front paws up prancing around the nest. We have added socks and shirts to their environment, so they have human scent around them all the time. All of their eyes are open now, but they won’t be able to see perfectly clear until around day 28.
Yesterday was the last day of the thermal stress sessions and today they begin sessions for their transitional period. This weeks sessions include Elevation, Dominance, and Grooming Exercises. All of the puppies did excellent with the Elevation Exercise, where I hold them in midair until they start to squirm and protest. They are all so mellow they did not even protest. They calmly hung there in midair until my arms got tired. Only two squirmed at all and this was after 15 seconds. Next was the Dominance Exercise which also went well. Half of the puppies allowed me to roll them over on their backs and hold them there for 15 seconds and the other half wiggled and squealed to get upright again as expected. I rolled them back over, comforted and stroked them and they were relaxed and happy once again. Then we began the Grooming Exercise with brushing, ear cleaning, paw and mouth touching. Only one puppy resisted the brushing and the rest enjoyed these grooming exercises. We will add extra brushing and touching to help this one puppy become less sensitive. We are so impressed with the puppies’ development. They seem so well adjusted and trusting of human touch already.
Today you get three videos the first is Happy Dance Eating Upsidedown:
Next is some More Dinner Gymnastics:
And last but not least, Moon Dance Prancing with his Prize:
